NZFF

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:57 pm**

Im sure its against the rules to mention the "T" word here.......but this is just amazing. The scenery, the lighting, sound....auto gen....moving people.....some of the station shots (not shown here) look's like Rob has been there.

When i went to visit Ian the other day i told him about this.....he just yawned ....... and changed the subject .

a lot of work doing these screens....the train sim take's them as PNG , so they have to convertred to JPG.....edited, uploaded, etc etc.........anyway, i just thought it would be something new.....enjoy.

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:16 pm**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 28 2012,9:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
When i went to visit Ian the other day i told him about this.....he just yawned ....... and changed the subject .

Marty

, were is the ole Steam train i mentioned ..... something i can strafe and unleash 4.5 M8 rocket projectiles or even simply my battery of 8 .5s , you would,nt need to edit a thing , it be such a mess by the time i left

......

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:23 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 28 2012,11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Marty , were is the ole Steam train i mentioned ..... something i can strafe and unleash 4.5 M8 rocket projectiles or even simply my battery of 8 .5s , you would,nt need to edit a thing , it be such a mess by the time i left ......

...... just wait.....its coming, i just have too figure out how too get the bloody thing too move

Mr W, I have too say....some of the effects in the train sim are way better than F/S.......just depends on what rips your shorts i suppose.......

Posted: **Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:53 pm**

I have a book on how to make steam engines , it was my fathers ... i wonder if we could figure out how to get it going via the book .. works just like the real thing , some of those choo choo guys are really very talented engineers in both respects , in build and operation .

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:16 am**

What sim is that , MSTS?

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:23 am**

NZ255 wrote:
QUOTE (NZ255 @ Jan 29 2012,1:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What sim is that , MSTS?

http://nzff.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16959

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:20 am**

NZ255 wrote:
QUOTE (NZ255 @ Jan 29 2012,1:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What sim is that , MSTS?

Its called TrainSim 2012 (Railworks 3) I found a copy of the old ms trainsim at a garage sale, and a couple of days later the guy called and said he had this if i wanted it.
I dont know what runs the graphics(as in software) but its amazing.......the rain effect on the windscreen for example is very real.

Im very impressed, might post some more screens if anyones interested.

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:24 am**

Marty , you mentioned Nije , that,s Nigel Booth , he works at the loco shop just off Waltham road and made a lotta choo choos for this sim , question , has he done any scenery .

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:18 am**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 28 2012,9:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Marty , you mentioned Nije , that,s Nigel Booth , he works at the loco shop just off Waltham road and made a lotta choo choos for this sim , question , has he done any scenery .

I'm very lucky to have one of the best preserved heritage railways in England, the Severn Valley Railway only a few miles from me and bought an old copy of Microsoft Train Simulator last year specifically so I could use the official SVR add-on for it. Out of curiosity, I looked around to see whether there were any New Zealand related resources around for MSTS and got quite a surprise....

Northrail - The Wanganui Section by Neville Brook:

Raurimu Spiral: Taumarunui to Ohakune by Trevor Burt:

Rimutaka Incline by Trevor Burt:

Lower Hutt Valley by Trevor Burt:

Southrail: Gateway to Central Otago - Dunedin by Neville Brook:

Southrail: Gateway to Central Otago - Taieri Gorge Railway by Neville Brook:

If you consider MSTS is over ten years old now and used essentially FS2002-era technology, I think those routes are remarkable achievements and stand up extremely well. They're authentic with the real landmarks all present and correct and the sound and atmosphere when driving the train is spot on for NZ. I noticed quite a few names in the trainsim scene familiar to us, including Nije who modelled the Taieri Gorge engine in my screenshot above.

All of the above is freeware and available from Train Simulation New Zealand, although as some of the links there are broken I had to go to the general trainsim sites to find everything.

Ade

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:19 am**

Adrian , only mentioned in the other post , could it be intergrated , this old tech ... image our A2A P-47s strafing that lot

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:38 am**

Im not alone.....thanks for the info Ade.....great shots ......

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:50 am**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 30 2012,10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Im not alone.....thanks for the info Ade....

Boy Marty how ya going to get your head around that one

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:46 am**

Very interesting.. I could get into that if I had some spare cash lol
Train Sim 2012 is $34.99US on Steam currently. Not bad price.
Plenty of addons to buy (for all $1659.12 USD!) plus free I guess.

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:53 pm**

AlisterC wrote:
QUOTE (AlisterC @ Jan 30 2012,12:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Very interesting.. I could get into that if I had some spare cash lol
Train Sim 2012 is $34.99US on Steam currently. Not bad price.
Plenty of addons to buy (for all $1659.12 USD!) plus free I guess.

Yep, the addons soon add up.......Im collecting a few freeware bits from trainsim.com......but their huge! if you want too add a whole new route, your looking at a min of 20-30 mb, and then some.
I think I'll stick to the default for now......and untill i can fly again.......but in the mean time....toot toot

Posted: **Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:21 pm**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 30 2012,10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Im not alone.....thanks for the info Ade.....great shots ......

Ok I am comming out, YES I am a Trainy, (not a Tranny) from long way back

, still have Auran's TrainZ 2006 installed, bit old now so going for RW3 of Steam now. Looking forward to the upgrade in engine (pun intended).

Posted: **Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:57 pm**

Rotordude wrote:
QUOTE (Rotordude @ Feb 4 2012,6:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok I am comming out, YES I am a Trainy, (not a Tranny) from long way back , still have Auran's TrainZ 2006 installed, bit old now so going for RW3 of Steam now. Looking forward to the upgrade in engine (pun intended).

RD

your the last one i thought that would have been one of "us".......RW3 is great.....freeware addons are HUGE! but worth it....the payware stuff is vast but if you know what you want ,
worth the coin.
I dont care what anyone says, there is something nice about driving a train......the power is up there with most aircraft (4,000 hp +) and the signal system just as involved as ATC.
Its all about management....and momentum, a lot less room to move than most Pilots when things go wrong.
Look forward to some screens (off topic of course) in the future.

Posted: **Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:13 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 29 2012,9:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Adrian , only mentioned in the other post , could it be intergrated , this old tech ... image our A2A P-47s strafing that lot

That was my first thought, and I was hoping for .bgls, .bmps etc but unfortunately MSTS is in a totally different (and incomprehensible) format! Shame MSTS2 never made it, as that would've used the FSX engine. Maybe PREPAR3D will give us some choo choos eventually?

In the meantime I'll just have to carry on with low strafing runs in Rise of Flight...

Ade

Posted: **Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:21 pm**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 29 2012,9:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Im not alone.....thanks for the info Ade.....great shots ......

Thanks Marty. I've been wanting to get back in the cab for a while now so this gave me a good excuse to run around the NZ routes.

I'm absolutely amazed there don't seem to be any NZ routes for Railworks. Think how great they would be!

Ade

Posted: **Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:54 pm**

AdrianPetford wrote:
QUOTE (AdrianPetford @ Feb 5 2012,12:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks Marty. I've been wanting to get back in the cab for a while now so this gave me a good excuse to run around the NZ routes. I'm absolutely amazed there don't seem to be any NZ routes for Railworks. Think how great they would be!

Ade

Yes.....i would love to do the tranzalpine, or a real big west /east coal train.

Posted: **Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:21 am**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Feb 4 2012,9:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
RD your the last one i thought that would have been one of "us".......RW3 is great.....freeware addons are HUGE! but worth it....the payware stuff is vast but if you know what you want ,
worth the coin.
I dont care what anyone says, there is something nice about driving a train......the power is up there with most aircraft (4,000 hp +) and the signal system just as involved as ATC.
Its all about management....and momentum, a lot less room to move than most Pilots when things go wrong.
Look forward to some screens (off topic of course) in the future.

Ahhh many things ppl dont know about me dood

Oooo BTW that banner is a fricken winner, crop looks awesome well done.

Anyway back on topic, after Auran TrainZ 2006 this sim is 100 years ahead loving it once I got my Saitek quadrants to work in it.

A screen and a utoob to watch, some may think it's boring I dont.

NZFF

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